Universal shell and electronic equipment

By setting hollow areas and assembly areas on the POS machine casing and utilizing a switchable mounting structure, the problems of high production cost and low efficiency of POS machines are solved, achieving versatility and efficient production of the casing.

CN224052690UActive Publication Date: 2026-03-27FUJIAN LANDI COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-25
Publication Date
2026-03-27

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Technical Problem

In the existing technology, two sets of molds need to be designed to realize POS machines with different functional requirements, resulting in high production costs and low efficiency.

Method used

Design a universal housing that includes a cutout area and an assembly area. By switching between the first and second mounting structures in the cutout area, flexible installation and closure of extended accessories can be achieved, avoiding the need for separate mold design.

Benefits of technology

This achieves versatility in the housing, reduces mold development costs, and improves production efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a general housing and an electronic device. The general housing comprises a housing body. A hollow area and an assembling area, wherein the assembling area is used for installing expansion accessories; the universal shell further comprises a first installation structure or a second installation structure. The first installation structure or the second installation structure is connected with the hollowed-out area and used for shielding part of the hollowed-out area, the first installation structure is used for assembling when the expansion accessory is installed, and the second installation structure is used for assembling when the expansion accessory is not installed. According to the utility model, the production cost can be saved and the production efficiency can be improved.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to electronic equipment technical field especially relates to a general shell and electronic equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] POS machine (Point of Sale Terminal, namely sale point terminal) as realizing transaction payment, data record and management etc. Key function core equipment is widely used in various commercial transaction scenes. Among them, different users have different functional requirements for POS machine, for example, part of users need to join expansion accessories in POS machine to meet the specific requirements. In the related art, in order to realize different functional requirements, two sets of moulds are usually designed, and ordinary POS machine and POS machine with expansion accessories are produced respectively, which leads to huge production cost and low production efficiency. UTILITARIAN CONTENT

[0003] The utility model solves the technical problem that: provide a kind of general shell and electronic equipment, it can save production cost, and improve production efficiency.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the technical scheme adopted by the utility model is:

[0005] A general shell, comprising a shell body;

[0006] The shell body is provided with a mounting bin, and the mounting bin comprises a hollow region and an assembly region, and the assembly region is used for mounting expansion accessories;

[0007] The general shell further comprises a first mounting structure or a second mounting structure;

[0008] The first mounting structure or the second mounting structure is arranged in the hollow region and is used for shielding part of the hollow region, wherein the first mounting structure is used for assembly when the expansion accessories are mounted, and the second mounting structure is used for assembly when the expansion accessories are not mounted.

[0009] Further, the assembly region comprises a first assembly part and a second assembly part;

[0010] The first assembly part is connected with the hollow region shielded by the first mounting structure or the second mounting structure, and the first assembly part is used for mounting the expansion accessories;

[0011] The second assembly part is connected with the hollow region not shielded by the first mounting structure or the second mounting structure, and the second assembly part is used for mounting other equipment accessories.

[0012] Further, the first mounting structure is an L-shaped support;

[0013] The L-shaped support is connected to the edge of the hollow region close to the first assembly part, so that a groove extending outward along the first assembly part is formed in the mounting cavity, and the groove is used for accommodating the expansion accessory.

[0014] Further, the first assembly part is provided with a protruding block close to the edge of the hollow region;

[0015] The edge of the L-shaped support is provided with a matching groove;

[0016] The protruding block is clamped with the matching groove.

[0017] Further, the first assembly part is provided with a first limiting structure away from the edge of the hollow region;

[0018] The first limiting structure is used for clamping the expansion accessory on the first assembly part.

[0019] Further, a third mounting structure is further included;

[0020] The third mounting structure is connected to the edge of the hollow region close to the second assembly part;

[0021] The third mounting structure is detachably connected with the first mounting structure or the second mounting structure.

[0022] Further, a second limiting structure is arranged at the connection between the third mounting structure and the first mounting structure;

[0023] The second limiting structure is used for clamping the expansion accessory at the first mounting structure.

[0024] Further, the second mounting structure is a universal cover plate;

[0025] The universal cover plate is connected to the edge of the hollow region close to the first assembly part, so that the mounting cavity forms a closed surface perpendicular to the first assembly part.

[0026] Further, a buckle structure is arranged at the connection between the third mounting structure and the second mounting structure;

[0027] The buckle structure is used for clamping the second mounting structure to the third mounting structure.

[0028] In order to solve the above technical problems, another technical scheme adopted by the utility model is:

[0029] An electronic device comprising the universal shell.

[0030] The utility model discloses a beneficial effect lies in: set up the installation bin on the casing body, and set up the openwork area and the assembly area in the installation bin, and the assembly area is used to install the expansion accessory, and the openwork area is used to connect the first mounting structure or the second mounting structure to shield the openwork area, so that the installation bin forms the closed space, wherein, the first mounting structure is used to assemble when the expansion accessory installs, and the second mounting structure is used to assemble when the expansion accessory does not install. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0031] Figure 1 The utility model discloses a casing body's structural schematic diagram for the embodiment of the utility model provides;

[0032] Figure 2 The utility model discloses a general casing's structural schematic diagram for the embodiment of the utility model provides;

[0033] Figure 3 For Figure 2 The detail structure schematic diagram of A place in;

[0034] Figure 4 The utility model discloses a limiting structure schematic diagram for the embodiment of the utility model provides;

[0035] Figure 5 The utility model discloses the installation schematic diagram of equipment component for the embodiment of the utility model provides;

[0036] Figure 6 The utility model discloses another general casing's structural schematic diagram for the embodiment of the utility model provides;

[0037] Figure 7 The utility model discloses the buckle structure schematic diagram for the embodiment of the utility model provides;

[0038] Label explanation:

[0039] 1, casing body;11, installation bin;111, openwork area;112, assembly area;113, first assembly part;114, second assembly part;115, recess;1131, convex block;1132, first limiting structure;

[0040] 2, first mounting structure;21, cooperation slot;3, second mounting structure;

[0041] 4, third mounting structure; 41, second limiting structure; 42, buckle structure;

[0042] 5, expansion accessory. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0043] In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved in the present application more clear and obvious, the present application will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application and not to limit the present application.

[0044] In the following description, specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the present application. However, persons skilled in the art will understand that the present application can also be implemented in other embodiments without these specific details. In other cases, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, devices, circuits, and methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the present application with unnecessary details.

[0045] It should be understood that when used in the specification and the appended claims of the present application, the term "comprising" indicates the presence of the described features, integers, steps, operations, elements, and / or components, but does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components, and / or groups thereof.

[0046] In the present application, the reference to "one embodiment" or "some embodiments" means that the specific features, structures or characteristics described in connection with the embodiment are included in one or more embodiments of the present application. Therefore, the statements "in one embodiment", "in some embodiments", "in other some embodiments", "in other some embodiments" and the like appearing in different places in the specification are not necessarily all referring to the same embodiment, but mean "one or more but not all embodiments", unless otherwise specifically emphasized. The terms "including", "containing", "having" and their variants mean "including but not limited to", unless otherwise specifically emphasized.

[0047] In the related art, some users need to add a tax control box in the POS machine to meet the tax management requirements. In order to realize different functional requirements, two sets of molds are usually designed to produce ordinary POS machines and POS machines with tax control functions, resulting in huge cost and low efficiency.

[0048] To solve the above technical problems, the utility model embodiment provides a kind of general shell, including shell body;

[0049] The shell body is provided with a mounting bin, which comprises a hollow region and an assembly region, and the assembly region is used for mounting an expansion accessory;

[0050] The universal shell further comprises a first mounting structure or a second mounting structure;

[0051] The first mounting structure or the second mounting structure is connected to the hollow region and is used for shielding part of the hollow region, wherein the first mounting structure is used for assembly when the expansion accessory is mounted, and the second mounting structure is used for assembly when the expansion accessory is not mounted.

[0052] As can be seen from the above description, the utility model has the beneficial effects that: a mounting bin is arranged on the shell body, a hollow region and an assembly region are arranged in the mounting bin, the assembly region is used for mounting an expansion accessory, the hollow region is used for connecting a first mounting structure or a second mounting structure, so as to shield the hollow region, so that the mounting bin forms a closed space, wherein the first mounting structure is used for assembly when the expansion accessory is mounted, and the second mounting structure is used for assembly when the expansion accessory is not mounted. The utility model reserves a large enough space for replacement and adjustment of the mounting structure through the hollow region, different mounting structures can be flexibly configured in the limited mounting bin according to different functional requirements, the first mounting structure is assembled when the expansion accessory is mounted, and the second mounting structure is assembled when the expansion accessory is not mounted, so that the universality of the shell is realized, a separate shell mold does not need to be designed for each functional requirement, the mold development cost is greatly reduced, development time and effort are also reduced, and the production efficiency of products is improved.

[0053] In an embodiment of the present application, the assembly region comprises a first assembly part and a second assembly part;

[0054] The first assembly part is connected to the hollow region shielded by the first mounting structure or the second mounting structure, and is used for mounting the expansion accessory;

[0055] The second assembly part is connected to the hollow region not shielded by the first mounting structure or the second mounting structure, and is used for mounting other device accessories.

[0056] As can be seen from the above description, the assembly region comprises a first assembly part and a second assembly part, and the first assembly part and the second assembly part are respectively used for mounting different accessories, so that the internal space of the shell is reasonably utilized, and mutual interference between different accessories is reduced.

[0057] In an embodiment of the present application, the first mounting structure is an L-shaped support;

[0058] The L-shaped support is connected to the edge of the hollow region close to the first assembly part, so that a groove extending outward along the first assembly part is formed in the mounting bin, and the groove is used for accommodating the expansion accessory.

[0059] As can be known from the above description, the L-shaped support is used as the first mounting structure, and when arranged in the hollowed-out area, a groove extending outward along the first assembly part is formed in the mounting cavity to accommodate the expansion accessory. The L-shaped support has simple structure, is stable and reliable, can provide good support and fixing effect for the expansion accessory, and can flexibly expand the accommodation space in the mounting cavity, thereby better adapting to expansion accessories of different volumes.

[0060] In an embodiment of the present application, the first assembly part is provided with a protruding block near the edge of the hollowed-out area;

[0061] The edge of the L-shaped support is provided with a matching groove;

[0062] The protruding block is clamped with the matching groove.

[0063] As can be known from the above description, the protruding block is arranged near the edge of the hollowed-out area of the first assembly part, and the matching groove is arranged at the edge of the L-shaped support. The clamping of the protruding block and the matching groove realizes the stable connection of the L-shaped support and the first assembly part. This clamping structure not only has firm connection, but also can assist in positioning and installing the L-shaped support, effectively improving the assembly efficiency.

[0064] In an embodiment of the present application, the first assembly part is provided with a first limiting structure away from the edge of the hollowed-out area;

[0065] The first limiting structure is used for clamping the expansion accessory on the first assembly part.

[0066] As can be known from the above description, the first limiting structure is arranged away from the edge of the hollowed-out area of the first assembly part, and is used for clamping the expansion accessory on the first assembly part. The first limiting structure provides a fixing point for the expansion accessory, enhances the installation stability of the expansion accessory in the shell, and prevents the expansion accessory from loosening or falling off due to external force.

[0067] In an embodiment of the present application, a third mounting structure is further included;

[0068] The third mounting structure is connected to the edge of the hollowed-out area near the second assembly part;

[0069] The third mounting structure is detachably connected with the first mounting structure or the second mounting structure.

[0070] As can be known from the above description, the third mounting structure is used for adapting other device accessories located at the second assembly part, and the detachable connection is adopted between the two different mounting structures, so as to facilitate the replacement and adjustment of the mounting structure according to different accessories, thereby improving the space utilization in the shell.

[0071] In an embodiment of the present application, a second limiting structure is arranged at the connection between the third mounting structure and the first mounting structure.

[0072] The second limiting structure is used for clamping the expansion accessory at the first mounting structure.

[0073] As described above, the second limiting structure is arranged at the connection between the third mounting structure and the first mounting structure, which can clamp the expansion accessory in the groove.

[0074] In an embodiment of the present application, the second mounting structure is a general cover plate.

[0075] The general cover plate is connected to the edge of the hollow region close to the first assembly part, so that the mounting cavity forms a closed surface perpendicular to the first assembly part.

[0076] As described above, the general cover plate is used as the second mounting structure, which can form a closed surface perpendicular to the first assembly part when arranged in the hollow region.

[0077] In an embodiment of the present application, a buckle structure is arranged at the connection between the third mounting structure and the second mounting structure.

[0078] The buckle structure is used for clamping the second mounting structure to the third mounting structure.

[0079] As described above, the buckle structure is arranged at the connection between the third mounting structure and the second mounting structure, which is used for clamping the second mounting structure to the third mounting structure.

[0080] Another embodiment of the present application provides an electronic device comprising the general housing.

[0081] In an embodiment of the present application, the electronic device can be a POS machine, a self-service terminal, or a payment device.

[0082] The general housing provided by the present application can be applied to electronic devices with or without expansion accessories.

[0083] Embodiment one

[0084] As Figure 1 and Figure 2As shown in the figure, a general shell for electronic devices with expansion accessories includes a shell body 1 and a first mounting structure 2. The shell body 1 is provided with a mounting bin 11, which includes a hollow area 111 and an assembly area 112, and the assembly area 112 is used for mounting the expansion accessory 5. The first mounting structure 2 is connected to the hollow area 111 and used to shield part of the hollow area 111, and the first mounting structure 2 is used for assembly when the expansion accessory 5 is mounted. The expansion accessory 5 can be a tax control box, an expansion battery, an expansion circuit board, an expansion chip, etc. In this embodiment, the expansion accessory 5 is a tax control box.

[0085] As shown in the figure, Figure 2 The assembly area 112 includes a first assembly part 113 and a second assembly part 114. The first assembly part 113 is connected to the hollow area 111 shielded by the first mounting structure 2, and the first assembly part 113 is used for mounting the expansion accessory 5. The second assembly part 114 is connected to the hollow area 111 not shielded by the first mounting structure 2, and the second assembly part 114 is used for mounting other device accessories. In order to improve the space utilization, the first assembly part 113 and the second assembly part 114 are connected in a stepped manner, and the first assembly part 113 is higher than the second assembly part 114, so as to adapt to the volumes of different accessories respectively.

[0086] It should be noted that the shell body 1 is an integral structure, which is divided into the hollow area 111, the assembly area 112, the first assembly part 113 and the second assembly part 114 for the convenience of description.

[0087] In this embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 3 The first mounting structure 2 is an L-shaped bracket. The L-shaped bracket is connected to the edge of the hollow area 111 close to the first assembly part 113, so that a groove 115 extending outward along the first assembly part 113 is formed in the mounting bin 11, and the groove 115 is used for accommodating the expansion accessory 5. The two straight ends of the L-shaped bracket are fixed to the edges of the first assembly part 113 and the hollow area 111 respectively, so that one side groove of the groove 115 is in the same plane as the first assembly part 113, so that the expansion accessory 5 can be effectively fixed in the space formed by the groove 115 and the first assembly part 113. The folded end of the L-shaped bracket abuts against the side wall of the mounting bin 11. The first assembly part 113 is provided with a protruding block 1131 close to the edge of the hollow area 111; the edge of the L-shaped bracket is provided with a matching groove 21; and the protruding block 1131 is clamped with the matching groove 21.

[0088] In an alternative embodiment, as shown in the figure, Figure 4 The first assembly part 113 is provided with a first limiting structure 1132 away from the edge of the hollow area 111; and the first limiting structure 1132 is used for clamping the expansion accessory 5 on the first assembly part 113.

[0089] In an alternative embodiment, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5 The general shell further comprises a third mounting structure 4, which is connected to the hollow area 111 near the edge of the second assembly part 114, and is detachably connected to the first mounting structure 2. The connection between the third mounting structure 4 and the first mounting structure 2 is provided with a second limiting structure 41, which is used to clamp the expansion accessory 5 at the first mounting structure 2. The first limiting structure 1132 and the second limiting structure 41 are both protruding structures, and the two limiting structures are adapted in size and shape to the space shape of the first assembly part 113 and the expansion accessory 5, so as to be stably clamped on the first assembly part 113 by friction.

[0090] Embodiment two

[0091] A general shell for an electronic device without an expansion accessory, which is different from the first embodiment in that the first mounting structure 2 is replaced by a second mounting structure 3.

[0092] As shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7 The second mounting structure 3 is connected to the hollow area 111 and is used to shield part of the hollow area 111, and is used for assembly when the expansion accessory 5 is not installed.

[0093] In this embodiment, the second mounting structure 3 is a general cover plate, which is connected to the hollow area 111 near the edge of the first assembly part 113, so as to form a closed surface perpendicular to the first assembly part 113 for the mounting compartment 11. In an alternative embodiment, the connection between the third mounting structure 4 and the second mounting structure 3 is provided with a buckle structure 42, which is used to clamp the second mounting structure 3 to the third mounting structure 4.

[0094] Embodiment three

[0095] An electronic device comprising a general shell of the first embodiment or the second embodiment.

[0096] In an application scenario, if the electronic device comprises an expansion accessory such as a tax control box with a larger volume, the electronic device comprises a general shell of the first embodiment. If the electronic device does not comprise an expansion accessory such as a tax control box with a larger volume, the electronic device comprises a general shell of the second embodiment.

[0097] The above description is only an embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent range of the present application, and any equivalent transformation or direct or indirect application in related technical fields based on the content of the present application is also included in the patent protection range of the present application.

Claims

1. A universal housing characterized in that, The shell body comprises a shell body proper; The shell body proper is provided with a mounting compartment, the mounting compartment comprises a hollow region and an assembly region, and the assembly region is used for mounting an expansion accessory; The universal shell further comprises a first mounting structure or a second mounting structure; The first mounting structure or the second mounting structure is connected to the hollow region and is used for shielding part of the hollow region, wherein the first mounting structure is used for assembly when the expansion accessory is mounted, and the second mounting structure is used for assembly when the expansion accessory is not mounted.

2. A universal housing according to claim 1, wherein, The assembly region comprises a first assembly part and a second assembly part; The first assembly part is connected to the hollow region shielded by the first mounting structure or the second mounting structure, and is used for mounting the expansion accessory; The second assembly part is connected to the hollow region not shielded by the first mounting structure or the second mounting structure, and is used for mounting other device accessories.

3. A universal housing according to claim 2, wherein, The first mounting structure is an L-shaped support; The L-shaped support is connected to the edge of the hollow region close to the first assembly part, so that a groove extending outward along the first assembly part is formed in the mounting compartment, and the groove is used for accommodating the expansion accessory.

4. A universal housing according to claim 3, wherein, The first assembly part is provided with a protruding block close to the edge of the hollow region; The edge of the L-shaped support is provided with a matching groove; The protruding block is clamped with the matching groove.

5. A universal housing according to claim 3, wherein, The first assembly part is provided with a first limiting structure away from the edge of the hollow region; The first limiting structure is used for clamping the expansion accessory on the first assembly part.

6. A universal housing according to claim 2, wherein, A third mounting structure is further included; The third mounting structure is connected to the edge of the hollow region close to the second assembly part; The third mounting structure is detachably connected to the first mounting structure or the second mounting structure.

7. A universal housing according to claim 6, wherein, The third mounting structure is provided with a second limiting structure at the connection with the first mounting structure; The second limiting structure is used for clamping the expansion accessory at the first mounting structure.

8. A universal housing according to claim 2, wherein, The second mounting structure is a universal cover plate; The universal cover plate is connected to the edge of the hollow region close to the first assembly part, so that the mounting compartment forms a closed surface perpendicular to the first assembly part.

9. A universal housing according to claim 7, wherein, The third mounting structure is provided with a buckle structure at the connection with the second mounting structure; The buckle structure is used for clamping the second mounting structure to the third mounting structure.

10. An electronic device, comprising: The universal shell comprises any one of claims 1-9.